Vern in Real Life

Here are some 3D images of our lil' guy in the womb. Some of these might be tough to decifer because you need a layer of fluid between the baby and the uterine wall in order to get good 3D pics. Unfortunately, "Vern" (as we have been calling him lately) always has his face burrowed into the wall of my uterus right where the placenta is. This makes it extremely difficult to get good images if any images at all. Because of this there is some distortion in almost every pic. You should see the tricks that the sonographer's have to make the baby move the way they want them to. It is amazing. However, Vern does get a little upset at times because he really prefers to hide his face. Alright Vern, thank you for the pics, now go back to sleep.

This is a perfect example of the distortion caused by there not being enough fluid between his face and the uterine wall. The "teardrop" that you see under his left eye is actually a part of the umbilical cord that could not be taken out by the sonographer because it was touching his face. Amazing!!

Here is another view of Vern from the side. He has both elbows up next to his face.

Here is an interesting side view of Vern. The sonographer suggested that he is A) Blowing me a kiss or B) Flipping me off. I like to think option A, but he was being poked and proded that day so option B is definitely not out of the question. You can also see the umbilical cord "figure 8" above his forearm and the placenta right above that. Again, so amazing!